SAP HANA

Lesson Name: Database Independent Code-to-Data.

CONTENTS

 Introduction To OPEN SQL

 Features Of OPEN SQL
 New OPEN SQL Syntax
 New Features of OPEN SQL
 List of OPEN SQL Statements in SAP ABAP
 Performance Rules of OPEN SQL
 Limitations of OPEN SQL
 Introduction to CDS
 CDS in ABAP
 Demo on CDS
 CDS View Definition Features

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Lesson Objectives

 After completing this lesson, participants will be

able to –
 Know about basics of OPEN SQL
 Features of OPEN SQL
 New syntaxes and statements of OPEN SQL in SAP ABAP
 Performance rules and limitations of OPEN SQL
 Basics of Core Data Services (CDS)
 Demo on CDS
 CDS view Definition Features

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CONTENTS

 Introduction To OPEN SQL

 Features Of OPEN SQL
 New OPEN SQL Syntax
 New Features of OPEN SQL
 List of OPEN SQL Statements in SAP ABAP
 Performance Rules of OPEN SQL
 Limitations of OPEN SQL
 Introduction to CDS
 CDS in ABAP
 Demo on CDS
 CDS View Definition Features

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Introduction to OPEN SQL

 Open SQL in our ABAP application server is

the database abstraction layer calling an SQL
like syntax.

 It is the database abstraction layer and actually

the only database abstraction layer that has a
common semantic for all of SAP supported
databases.

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Introduction to OPEN SQL

 This is important, if we are talking about

migration to SAP HANA/Database migration in
general.

 No problem in migrating Open SQL from one

database to another because it has the same
semantics on all databases & you can use it as
before.

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Introduction to OPEN SQL

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Introduction to OPEN SQL

Open SQL aspires to

 Enable the application of the Code-to-Data

paradigm

 Provide more standard SQL features

 Enable the consumption of SAP HANA-specific

features

 With ABAP 7.4 and above, what's important is that

Open SQL will really help you doing the code
pushdown with a very easy way.

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Introduction to OPEN SQL

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CONTENTS

 Introduction To OPEN SQL

 Features Of OPEN SQL
 New OPEN SQL Syntax
 New Features of OPEN SQL
 List of OPEN SQL Statements in SAP ABAP
 Performance Rules of OPEN SQL
 Limitations of OPEN SQL
 Introduction to CDS
 CDS in ABAP
 Demo on CDS
 CDS View Definition Features

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Features of Open SQL in ABAP 7.4 SP2 and
beyond.

Syntax enhancements:
 Escaping of host variables
 Comma-separated select list

SELECT list enhancements:

 Aggregation functions
 Literals
 Arithmetical expressions

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CONTENTS

 Introduction To OPEN SQL

 Features Of OPEN SQL
 New OPEN SQL Syntax
 New Features of OPEN SQL
 List of OPEN SQL Statements in SAP ABAP
 Performance Rules of OPEN SQL
 Limitations of OPEN SQL
 Introduction to CDS
 CDS in ABAP
 Demo on CDS
 CDS View Definition Features

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New Open SQL Syntax

 Comma separated element list

 Escaping of host variables
 Target type inference

Note:
 Very important for you to know that you don't need to
change your whole report now to the new SQL
statement.
 The old style will stay intact so you will still be able to use
it.

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CONTENTS

 Introduction To OPEN SQL

 Features Of OPEN SQL
 New OPEN SQL Syntax
 New Features of OPEN SQL
 List of OPEN SQL Statements in SAP ABAP
 Performance Rules of OPEN SQL
 Limitations of OPEN SQL
 Introduction to CDS
 CDS in ABAP
 Demo on CDS
 CDS View Definition Features

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New features of OPEN SQL:

New SELECT List Features

 Aggregation functions
 Literal values
 Arithmetic expressions

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New features of OPEN SQL:

Literal Values
• Can now be used in the SELECT list
• Allow for a generic implementation of an
existence check

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New features of OPEN SQL:

Arithmetic Expressions

• +, -, *, DIV, MOD, ABS, FLOOR, CEIL

• Remember: Open SQL defines a semantic
for these expressions common to all
supported databases
• Refer to the ABAP documentation to see
which expression is valid for which types

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New features of OPEN SQL:

Open SQL enhancements

 SELECT list enhancements:
Conditional expressions

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New features of OPEN SQL:

Open SQL enhancements

 Expressions in
HAVING clause
JOIN statements
 Client handling

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CONTENTS

 Introduction To OPEN SQL

 Features Of OPEN SQL
 New OPEN SQL Syntax
 New Features of OPEN SQL
 List of OPEN SQL Statements in SAP ABAP
 Performance Rules of OPEN SQL
 Limitations of OPEN SQL
 Introduction to CDS
 CDS in ABAP
 Demo on CDS
 CDS View Definition Features

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List Of Open SQL Statements in SAP ABAP

The open SQL statements are:

INSERT
 Insert record from internal table
Syntax:
INSERT <DB TABLE> FROM TABLE <INTERNAL TABLE>.

 Insert record from work area

Syntax: INSERT <DB TABLE> FROM <WA>.

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List Open SQL Statements in SAP ABAP

The open SQL statements are:

UPDATE
 Update record from internal table
Syntax:
UPDATE <DB TABLE> FROM TABLE <INTERNAL TABLE>.

 Update record from work area

Syntax: UPDATE <DB TABLE> FROM <WA>.

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List Open SQL Statements in SAP ABAP

The open SQL statements are:

MODIFY
 Update record from internal table
Syntax:
MODIFY <DB TABLE> FROM TABLE <INTERNAL TABLE>.

 Update record from work area

Syntax: MODIFY <DB TABLE> FROM <WA>.

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List Of Open SQL Statements in SAP ABAP

The open SQL statements are:

DELETE
 Update record from internal table
Syntax:
DELETE <DB TABLE> FROM TABLE <INTERNAL TABLE>.

 Update record from work area

Syntax: DELETE <DB TABLE> FROM <WA>.

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CONTENTS

 Introduction To OPEN SQL

 Features Of OPEN SQL
 New OPEN SQL Syntax
 New Features of OPEN SQL
 List of OPEN SQL Statements in SAP ABAP
 Performance Rules of OPEN SQL
 Limitations of OPEN SQL
 Introduction to CDS
 CDS in ABAP
 Demo on CDS
 CDS View Definition Features

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Open SQL - Performance Rules:

To improve the performance of the SQL and in turn

of the ABAP program, one should take care of the
following rules-

 Keep the Result Set Small

 Using the where clause
 If only one record is required from the database, use SELECT
SINGLE whenever possible .

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Open SQL - Performance Rules:

 Minimize the Amount of Data Transferred

 Restrict the number of lines
 If only certain fields are required from a table, use the
SELECT <field1> <field2> INTO ... statement
 Restrict no of columns
 Use aggregate functions

 Using Internal Tables to Buffer Records

 To avoid executing the same SELECT multiple times (and
therefore have duplicate selects), an internal table of type
HASHED can be used to improve performance.

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Open SQL - Performance Rules:

 Minimize the Number of Data Transfers

 Avoid nested select loops
 An alternative option is to use the SELECT .. FOR ALL
ENTRIES statement. This statement can often be a lot more
efficient than performing a large number of SELECT or
SELECT SINGLE statements during a LOOP of an internal
table.
 Use dictionary views
 Use Joins in the FROM clause
 Use subqueries in the where clause

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Open SQL - Performance Rules:

 Minimize the Search Overhead

 Use index fields in the where clause
 When accessing databases, always ensure that the correct
index is being used .

 Reduce the Database Load

 Buffering
 Logical databases
 Avoid repeated database access

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CONTENTS

 Introduction To OPEN SQL

 Features Of OPEN SQL
 New OPEN SQL Syntax
 New Features of OPEN SQL
 List of OPEN SQL Statements in SAP ABAP
 Performance Rules of OPEN SQL
 Limitations of OPEN SQL
 Introduction to CDS
 CDS in ABAP
 Demo on CDS
 CDS View Definition Features

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Limitations of OPEN SQL:

 In OPEN SQL we can only use reference tables that

are managed by/in the “ABAP dictionary”.

 OPEN SQL does not support DML statements like

create table. 

 OPEN SQL does not support “advanced” SQL

statements like TRUNCATE, MERGE, ROLLUP.

 In OPEN SQL you can’t use aggregate functions

like sum,avg.

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Limitations of OPEN SQL:

 OPEN SQL does not support most column functions

like SUBSTR, CONCAT (||) and “case expression”
in both the select and where clauses. 

 OPEN SQL does not allow you to write predicates

( where conditions) between more than one colum
… so you can’t write the following condition: 
where t1.col1 <> t1.col2 

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Limitations of OPEN SQL:

 OPEN SQL does not allow to write predicates

( where conditions) on columns of a table joined
with left (or right ) join. So we can’t write the
following SQL: 
select … from t1 left join t2 
where t2.col = ‘x’ 

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CONTENTS

 Introduction To OPEN SQL

 Features Of OPEN SQL
 New OPEN SQL Syntax
 New Features of OPEN SQL
 List of OPEN SQL Statements in SAP ABAP
 Performance Rules of OPEN SQL
 Limitations of OPEN SQL
 Introduction to CDS
 CDS in ABAP
 Demo on CDS
 CDS View Definition Features

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Introduction to Core Data Services (CDS)

 With the availability of the SAP HANA platform

there has been a paradigm shift in the way
business applications are developed at SAP.
The rule-of-thumb is simple: Do as much as
you can in the database to get the best
performance.

 CDS is a data modeling infrastructure for

defining and consuming semantic and reusable
data models on the database, rather than on
the ABAP server, regardless of the database
system used.

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Introduction to Core Data Services (CDS)

 Technically, it is an enhancement of SQL which

provides you with a data definition language
(DDL) for defining semantically rich database
tables/views (CDS entities) and user-defined
types in the database.

 CDS entities and their metadata are extensible

and optimally integrated into the ABAP Data
Dictionary and the ABAP language.

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Introduction to Core Data Services (CDS)

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Introduction to Core Data Services (CDS)

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CONTENTS

 Introduction To OPEN SQL

 Features Of OPEN SQL
 New OPEN SQL Syntax
 New Features of OPEN SQL
 List of OPEN SQL Statements in SAP ABAP
 Performance Rules of OPEN SQL
 Limitations of OPEN SQL
 Introduction to CDS
 CDS in ABAP
 Demo on CDS
 CDS View Definition Features

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CDS in ABAP

Advantages
 Semantically rich data models, i.e. CDS builds on
the well-known entity relationship model and is
declarative in nature, very close to conceptual
thinking.

 Compatibility across any database platform, i.e.

CDS is generated into managed Open SQL views
and is natively integrated into the SAP HANA layer.

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CDS in ABAP

Advantages
 Efficiency, i.e. CDS offers a variety of highly efficient
built-in functions — such as SQL operators,
aggregations, and expressions — for creating
views.
 Extensibility, i.e. Customers can extend SAP-
defined CDS views with fields that can be
automatically added to the CDS view.

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CONTENTS

 Introduction To OPEN SQL

 Features Of OPEN SQL
 New OPEN SQL Syntax
 New Features of OPEN SQL
 List of OPEN SQL Statements in SAP ABAP
 Performance Rules of OPEN SQL
 Limitations of OPEN SQL
 Introduction to CDS
 CDS in ABAP
 Demo on CDS
 CDS View Definition Features

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Demo on CDS

ABAP CDS View Demo

 Advanced View Definition in ABAP

 Data Preview
 Open SQL Consumption

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Demo on CDS

 Advanced View Definition in ABAP

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Demo on CDS

 Data Preview

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Demo on CDS

 Consumption of CDS View

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Demo on CDS

Definition & Consumption of an ABAP CDS View

 Definition in an ABAP DDL Source (R3TR DDLS)
 Definition only possible with ABAP Development
Tools in Eclipse/HANA Studio (not via transaction
SE11)

Consumption via
 Open SQL
 Data Preview (context menu in ADT)
 SAP List Viewer
 SAP NetWeaver Gateway (OData Model)

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CONTENTS

 Introduction To OPEN SQL

 Features Of OPEN SQL
 New OPEN SQL Syntax
 New Features of OPEN SQL
 List of OPEN SQL Statements in SAP ABAP
 Performance Rules of OPEN SQL
 Limitations of OPEN SQL
 Introduction to CDS
 CDS in ABAP
 Demo on CDS
 CDS View Definition Features

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CDS View Definition Features

CDS View Definition Features

 Projection List:
 Client Dependency
 Semantic Information (Key)
 Aliases
 Aggregation
 Literals
 Arithmetic Expressions
 Conditional Expressions
 View-on-View
 CDS View Extensions
 CDS View with Input Parameters

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CDS View Definition Features

ABAP CDS View: Projection List

 Client-dependent view; no explicit client field
necessary
 Semantic information (key field)
 Aliases
 Literal values:
 C-sequence literals (Max length: 1333 )
 Signed integer literals (4-Byte)
 Aggregation functions:
 MIN, MAX, COUNT, AVG, SUM
 Alias required for function results

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CDS View Definition Features

 View-on-View
 View can have other views as data basis
 No restriction on the number of layers

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CDS View Definition Features

 CDS View Extensions

 Extend base views with new fields

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CDS View Definition Features

 CDS View with input

parameters
 Comma-separated list of scalar
input parameters and
corresponding type
 Supported parameter types:
•Predefined data type like
abap.char(char_len)
•Name of a data element

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CDS View Definition Features

• Consumption in a CDS View

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CDS View Definition Features

• Consumption via Open SQL

 Check if the feature is supported

 Provide (mandatory) input parameter(s)
 Suppress syntax warning using the pragma
 Provide a “fallback“ implementation / some error
handling

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CDS View Definition Features

 Consumption via OpenSQL

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Summary

 In this lesson, you have learnt:

 Basic Concepts of OPEN SQL

 Features of OPEN SQL
 OPEN SQL Syntaxes and Statements
 Performance Rules and Limitations of OPEN SQL
 About Core Data Services
 CDS in ABAP
 Demos on CDS
 CDS View Definition Features

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Review Questions

 OPEN SQL Statements are those statements which

are used to -------- or --------- database table data.
 For OPEN SQL statements insertion in database
table is possible in --------- way/ways.
 Open SQL in ABAP application server is the -------
---------layer calling an SQL like syntax.
 When using Open SQL statements in an ABAP/4
program, you must ensure the following.
a) The database system being addressed must be
supported by SAP.
b) The database tables being addressed must be defined
in the ABAP/4 dictionary.
c) Both a and b
d) None

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Review Questions

 Which of the following statements are correct?

a) A database interface translates SAP’s Open SQL
statements into SQL commands specific to the
database in use. Native SQL statements access the
database directly.
b) When you use Native SQL, the addressed
database tables do not have to be known to the
ABAP/4 dictionary. In Open SQL, the addressed
database tables must be defined in the ABAP/4
dictionary.
c) There is automatic client handling in Native SQL
whereas clients must always be specified in Open
SQL.

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Thank you

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